1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date.
-http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20060312,00.html
Mar.12, 2006
-http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20090913,00.html
Sep.13, 2009
2. What do both of the covers have in common?
-They are both about fashion, style, and design.
3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover?
-style and design
-The models are wearing the dresses that have unique colour and design.
4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain
-Colours because it has to draw people's attention and express the
The Evolution of the Magazine Cover 5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? = only a title and publication date; no descriptive words about what is inside the magazine 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? = The main subject of the poster and a picture that draws reader's attention that is related to the subject. 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? = To state the topic of the cover 8. What is an "integrated" cover? = 9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover? = The spot and style the cover lines take over the picture is important to place in a space that both picture and topic can stand out
Cover Lines
10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:
Outside the box
-keeping texts and pictures separately
Inside the box
Columns
-to create a coloured straight line from up to down column for cover lines
Zones
-In a separate zone on the cover, logo, picture, and cover lines are placed.
Banners and Corners
-They grab attentions in a restrained way.
Unplanned and Planned Spaces
-unplanned spaces: text is fitted into the accidentally empty spaces.
-planned spaces: illustrators planned the cover line spaces for the display on elements.
1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date.
-http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20060312,00.html
Mar.12, 2006
-http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20090913,00.html
Sep.13, 2009
2. What do both of the covers have in common?
-They are both about fashion, style, and design.
3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover?
-style and design
-The models are wearing the dresses that have unique colour and design.
4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain
-Colours because it has to draw people's attention and express the
The Evolution of the Magazine Cover
5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers?
= only a title and publication date; no descriptive words about what is inside the magazine
6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover?
= The main subject of the poster and a picture that draws reader's attention that is related to the subject.
7. What is the purpose of cover lines?
= To state the topic of the cover
8. What is an "integrated" cover?
=
9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover?
= The spot and style the cover lines take over the picture is important to place in a space that both picture and topic can stand out
Cover Lines
10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:
Outside the box
-keeping texts and pictures separately
Inside the box
Columns
-to create a coloured straight line from up to down column for cover lines
Zones
-In a separate zone on the cover, logo, picture, and cover lines are placed.
Banners and Corners
-They grab attentions in a restrained way.
Unplanned and Planned Spaces
-unplanned spaces: text is fitted into the accidentally empty spaces.
-planned spaces: illustrators planned the cover line spaces for the display on elements.